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Nice numbers. Its hard to talk minutes though every game is different with another game plan. I must say your numbers do look good.

I think Kurt Thomas is a little under-rated and should see more then 4 minutes. Maybe 6-10. I also think Prig should get some burn as well.

I gave Thomas 4 at Center and 3 at PF, so 7 total - I guess we're about agreed on that. I'd like to see Pablo get some run, but at whose expense? That's the challenge of depth, I guess. Good problem to have, as they say

Probably Brewer will get a hit in the regular season, maybe Smith trends down a bit. Would like to see Melo's minutes go down a bit too.....regular season wise, swinging Smith or Brewer up to 3. These guys get knicks and knacks throughout the regular season where they're out for a game....but if it were a playoff game, they'd play type injuries, he'll get a good run March-April to see what he can bring alongside Felton and Kidd. I think he'll be more of a help alongside Kidd defensively. We've stocked the position so well, that whatever he can provide will be a bonus.

Minutes allocation is so difficult for me to predict right now because the big question mark is how will Felton fit in and how much can Kidd play for us. Also, how will JR SWAGBALLZ and RBrew play, this is up in the air I can see it swinging either way with them.

The thing about the team is that it's deep and diverse, so that Coach Woody can play with the minutes according to the opponent on any given night.

I can see Amar'e hitting the second unit for a stretch this year, so that will have a big impact on minute allocation too.

What will the lineup be?

Now that Amare is out, the lineup gets a little tricky. With the matchups we are facing to start the season, one thing that is a must is being able to handle the 2's and 3's that are very athletic in Joe Johnson, Gerald Wallace, Dwayne Wade, and Lebron.

So what will the starting lineup be?

Here is my take because this creates good floor spacing for Melo and Felton since Novak is in there drawing a guy to the outside.

Felton
Brewer
Melo
Novak
Chandler

Bench:

Pablo
Kidd/White
Smith/White
Copeland/Thomas
Camby/Thomas

spot minutes for White and Thomas......Woody can go in a million ways. Start Kidd with Felton? Idk im fine with any lineup as long as we have a mix of O and D

When Shump returns we will be stacked because he brings so much to the team on both ends of the floor.

If everyone avoids long term injuries then we should have a great year but the main guys have to stay healthy...Melo, Shump, Chandler, Camby....and Amare but Amare being out doesnt even matter anymore we are so use to it and still play good without him.